Originally Posted by
coldhardfacts
Apparently reading comprehension isn't one of your strong suits. This is what I said:
Maybe, maybe not. In most cases (e.g., Ron Paul) so-called "Libertarians" are really nothing more than states-rightsers, a la Strom Thurmond and Lester Maddox. True, they would seek to have onerous Federal anti-gambling (and drug, and anti-gay) statutes overturned, but would allow individual states to impose the most draconian laws and penalties for these types of "crimes". Real libertarians would defend the rights of all Americans regardless of where they lived.
I concede (and made that clear in my original statement) that Libertarians oppose restrictions on individual freedoms and liberties. But they would do nothing at the Federal level to ensure that all Americans enjoyed those freedoms. They would continue to allow states like Washington to impose penalties for internet gambling that are harsher than those for rape. And this, in my view, is the antithesis of what libertarians should stand for.